جانبازخانه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Compound of جانباز (cambaz, “acrobat, tumbler”) +‎ خانه (hâne, “place”).

Noun

جانبازخانه • (cambazhâne) (definite accusative جانبازخانه‌یی (cambazhâneyi), plural جانبازخانه‌لر (cambazhâneler))

  1. circus, a traveling company of acrobats, tumblers, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent

Descendants

  • Turkish: cambazhane
  • → Armenian: ջամբազխանա (ǰambazxana)

Further reading

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